that in hissecondterm. barackobamawilltry to focus more on the middle east, maybe more on syria. the most pressing issues are domestic. his voters expect him to act on that. he will attack in the first two years. history also tells us after the midterm election of a second term president start to fade away into sort of a lame duck status. >> interesting analysis there. thank you very much, max. in more international news suicide bombers and gunmen attacked afghanistan's travel police leaving three officers dead and more than three wounded. rather assault began at dawn at the entrance to the complex, the second coordinated raid in as many weeks. taliban claim responsibility. it is feared there could be more of these attacks in the months ahead as international forces prepare to withdraw. voter it is are ready to say goodbye to the chancellor's conservative government. >> it shows the social democrats and greens grabbing power with one seat majority over the christian democrats and free democrats. it is not a mandate but it is an alarm for federal elections later this year. >> it was a neck

might give us pause. so what does history project about asecondtermforbarackobama? wherehe reelect it was so few president having success at that time in office. what are the challenges that face those who had trouble or failed second term and what allowed others to succeed and can barack obama overcome these challenges if he's reelected to become a member of the select group of presidents that waited through the quagmire of the second term and somehow came through relatively unscathed. success in the second term does not imply there were not failures are significant stumbles. some even severe during my tenure. that do not impact how to be the fulfillment of a significant number of the following measures of success. first, the president must provide defense against foreign or domestic dress. secondly, the president must retain or expand economic, political or social opportunity. this becomes the primary challenge if the nation feel secured from military threat. third, the president must effectively lead congress since the nation began with the perennial conflict between the executi

what he said out to do it in hissecondterm? generalcolin powell has endorsedbarackobamainboth elections. he was asked if the president has met his expectations during the first term. >> he has seen the economy come up again, and the employment -- unemployment rate is still too high but i think this will improve. we're out of iraq and we are changing our policy in afghanistan, and osama bin laden is dead. the president has made a commitment to education and he is running with a 52% approval rate, and this is a good start for a second term. >> what about the critics of the president to say that the deficit has grown and he has not put his weight behind climate change. in his first address, he mentioned climate change three times. and there are still problems in the country and the criticism -- is that he has given a fabulous speech but has not followed through. >> i think some of the criticism is fair but you have to also talk about his initial priorities or challenges. he is really committed to doing something about this in the second term. the deficit is one of the most diffic

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obamatermhasmade them worse. mable disagrees. >> how would you characterize the level of race relations in today? >> it's a thousand times better. i love america. i don't want to live anywhere else. it's best place to live in the world. >> regardless -- >> if we had to do it over again i would not change a thing. i'll be back in four years. >> with the coat? >> with the coat. every year it will have more people in it. >> beautiful. >> reporter: and then joan and reginald green. they were here 50 years ago when dr. king spoke of his dream at the feet of lincoln. before that they were jailed in jackson, mississippi as defiant freedom riders risking life, limb and liberty for the cause of civil rights. and four years ago they were in tears as barack obama fulfilled the dream. >> it was just joyous. >> reporter: here they were again today, living proof of how far america can come in one lifetime. and like much of the crowd they were more subdued and reflective than they were during the first oath. >> every president has shortcomings and all have great hopes and dreams going into i

is holding celebrations for the inauguration ofpresidentobama's secondterm. hepledges to bring down the more than 16 trillion dollar debt. the algerian government has been given details of last week's hostage crisis. the prime minister confirmed at least 37 foreign workers were killed. five others were unaccounted for. the workers killed were from japan, america, britain, france, and the philippines. a hostage takers came from egypt, canada, mauritania, and tunisia. 29 of the hostage-takers were killed. five were arrested. pol brennan has more. >> the international teams are being granted access. this is the japanese delegation trying to discover the fate of their countrymen that are unaccounted for. nine vehicles with libyan plates, 32 militants. they say the militants intended to hijack this bus and fully to northern mali, taking hostages with them. they turned their attention to the main facility. he said the government was intent on blowing up the gas terminal. >> if we had the internet, it would communicates. it is obvious everyone knows him, so the operation was restricted to

would like toseeobamastarthissecondtermoffa little bit better. i would like to hold c-span to what they were supposed to do on his first term. quit having the meetings behind closed doors but you guys are supposed to have the cameras in the room. host: we would have cameras in the room if it was allowed. caller: well, you see, that is what he promised last time. senator tom coburn just said today that if we really want to see was misleading the country, let's put the cameras in the room. on the second thing real quick, with the health care last time and what he said this time, he is right. he said that just one side of the country will have a voice and he is going to shut up the other side. so have a good day. host: all right. "wall street journal" -- changing of the guard for the second term. nominees and the challenges ahead. that is what they show us in the "wall street journal" this morning. the headline to relationship with the gop stays frosty. the bass changed in the relationship between congress and the white house is for the worse. mr. obama and john boehner a

secondterm. barackobamaavoidedthe words "democrat" and "republican." but he's made it clear he wants americans of different political stripes to work together. he laid out his vision for his next four years in his second inaugural address. obama was sworn in in public, something he had done in private the day before. former president, state governors and members of congress braved the cold alongside him. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of the president of the united states. >> obama described his priorities for his second term from the domestic economy and diplomacy to climate change. he talked about values and principles common to all americans. he said prosperity must rest on the shoulders of the rising middle class. >> no single person can train all the math and science teachers we'll need to equip our children for the future. or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores. now, more than ever, we must do these things together

. gerri: in his second inauguraladdressobamadidnot dwell on hisfirsttermbecausethere aren't too many acc ♪ gerri: remember, president obama's said he wanted to be at transformational president, not a caretaker, but a change agent. unfortunately the changes i see for us are not so good. in the country in which we assumed our project will be bigger overtime, the opposite is happening. median household income is lower than when the president took office. it was 51,190 now and is a 200054, th most recent numbers available. strangely, household income declined even more after the recession than during te recession. a fluke that is beginning to feel like the normal. the unemployment rate is up nearly half a percentage point. the numbers of us who are long-term unemployed, the jobless for 27 weeks or more have skyrocketed from two and a half million in january 2009 to nearly 5 million in decemb. what's more, the labour participation rate, the proportion of us working, has fallen to 63% from 65. it does not sound like a lot. but the levels are very nearly back to the early 1980's, bac

's back to work. today is the first full day ofpresidentobama's newtermandperhaps a new tone, a new strategy. certainly an ambitious agenda. a confident president barack obama explained his plan for the coming years and he went bold, meaning climate change, gay rights, defending medicare and social security. >> the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid and social security, these things do not sap our initiative, they strengthen us. they do not make us a nation of takers, they free us to take the risks that make this country great. >> here's the "washington post" headline. obama lays out liberal vision. the "new york times" also called it a liberal vision for a second term. and politico writes obama is on offense for liberalism. let me bring in mother jones reporter andy kroll and politico's white house reporter, carrie budoff-brown. good morning. so how different was the tone in this speech? >> i mean, it was very different from the way he, you know, governed for the last four years or attempted to govern. he came at it from sort of a centrist, pragmatist a

'lldiscussobama's secondtermwitheditor for the atlantic, ta-nehisi coates. which one of us will be black? the answer may surprise you. [ laughter ] atari filed for bankruptcy today but they're thinking about just taking it out, blowing on it, and seeing if it'll work again. [ laughter ] this is "the colbert report." ["the colbert report" theme music captioning sponsored by comedy central playing] [cheers and applause] welcome to the show, everybody. [chowd chanting see it fen] thank you so much. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. [cheers and applause] welcome to tonight's simulcast. good to have you with us. [ laughter ] folks, as a broadcaster, it's my sacred responsibility to bring you the latest information that i watched on some other cable tv network. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] but frankly, today there was no real news to report. instead everbody was obsessed with something they kept calling-- >> second inauguration of barack obama. >> second inauguration. >> second inauguration. >> stephen: wrong. check your constitution. >> "president shall be inaugurated on january 20th. -4- stephen

. >> i, barackhusseinobama. >>pam:presidentobamabeginshissecondtermona different note from his first. >> my fellow americans, we are made for this moment and we will seize it, so long as we seize it together. >> pam: a partisan and populist inaugural address lays out his agenda for dealing with climate change, immigration reform, gun control and gay rights. ahead. but first, the president spoke directly to the american people today -- giving us a glimpse into the next four years. catherine heenan is here with more on his inauguration speech. catherine? >> catherine: it lasted only 18 minutes. and depending on who you talk to.the speech is being described as either rousing and inspiring. or overly partisan and aggressive. president obama was clearly giving us a preview of an ambitious second term agenda. touching on everything from medicare and global warming - to same sex marriage. >> our journey is not complete until wives, daughters, mothers can have equal wages among their others. our journey is not complete until brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else against the

operation that will operate throughoutpresidentobama's secondterm. nobodyhas any idea what that is going to be like or how that is going to work, because nobody has ever done this before in american politics. joining us now to talk about the inauguration and this development in our politics is dan rather, the anchor and managing editor of access reports on tv. happy inauguration day. thank you for joining us. >> happy inauguration day to you, and what a job you have done, rachel, and what a day for the country. one can be blase about a lot. but we can't be blase about a day like this where a reelected person of color becomes president of the united states for another four years. listen, i don't care whether you're republican, democrat, mugwamp, whatever, it's a day where you have to say what a country. >> dan, i have said that there is no precedent for exactly the way the president is planning on spending his second term. obviously every presidency is different. political strategy evolves over time as presidents evolve over time. is this president planning something that is materially di

to asecondterm. nopresident has had an independent group do that. butbarackobamanowhas that. his election campaign has been turned into an independent group. the chairman of the new group will be a man named jim messina. he is not exactly a political lightweight. his last job was in fact running president obama's 2012 reelection campaign. to have jim messina in charge of this thing means this is not a place where emeritus your friends to keep them on the payroll. this is something that is going to be an active operation with some of the biggest guns in politics at the helm of it. democrats are turning their brightest lights from the two successful campaigns of this president into a political operation that will operate throughout president obama's second term. nobody has any idea what that is going to be like or how that is going to work, because nobody has ever done this before in american politics. joining us now to talk about the inauguration and this development in our politics is dan rather, the anchor and managing editor of dan rather reports on axs tv. happy inauguration d

presidentobamaterm?ell, ithi >> well, i think -- i do believe it's a recognition of politicalde reality. the pre we realize the president won the election and i -- so i think to some degree it was a recognition that for us to have a debateav about spending and debt we'vewe got to have the focus be on a and wha budget and what we're going to achieve a balanced budget over time. >> pelley: and that's why thee republicans have attached a caveat to their debt ceiling bill. they want senate democrats to do something they haven't done since 2009: pass a budget putting them on the record about to spend how much they want to spend next year and on what, scott. >> pelley: nancy, thank you. major garrett told us a momentrrett to ago the president cited the newtown tragedy in his inaugural his ina address and calling for new gun control measures but did thees but d president change any mindsge any m today? we ask we asked elaine quijano to find out. >> reporter: south philadelphia high school is in one of the toughest parts of the city. every one of principal otis toug hackney's students must pas

>>> reaching across the aisle,barackobamacallsfor unity as he embarks on hissecondterm. heavoided the words democrat and republicans. he made it clear he wants the political stripes to work together. obama was sworn in in public, something he had done in private the day before. former president, state governors and members of congress braved the cold alongside him. >> i barack hussein obama faithfully swear. that will i will execute the president of office of united states. >> obama described his priori priorities for the second term. he said prosperity must rest on the shoulders of a rising middle class. >> no single person can give our children what they need for the future or build the roads and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores. we must do these things as one nation and one people. >> obama begins his term with several battles looming. he's try to work with the republicans to revamp laws and avoid defaulting on the national debt. ♪ and the rockets red glare ♪ the bombs bursting in air >> pop star beyonce sang the national anthem. h

bends slowly but it bends towards justice." in thefirstterm, presidentobamadidbend that moral arc. he got health insurance, peace of mind for more than 30 million people. the bill may be floored but it's passed. in the second term i see a sort of differently. everyone's attacking the moral arc of justice-- social security medicare everyone's saying we have to cut it bck. that's the great safety net for the american people. i almost see him as a defender. he has to defend social security and medicare in a fiscally responsible way. >> rose: inaugural day 2013, assessment by journalists and looking forward with historians when we continue. >> rose: today barack obama was sworn in for a second time as president of the united states. it was a cold and sunny day in washington. close to a million people came to the inauguration. they came to celebrate and see history. they included former presidents clinton and carter but not president george w. bush and george h.w. bush his father because of the latter's illness. supreme court justices were there as well as the parting cabinet members.

. >>theobamafamilycelebratingasecondterminthe white house. the numbers might not give us reason to celebrate. presidential historian is going to take a look for us. flush ♪ [ wind howls ] [ dog barks ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] something powerful is coming. ♪ see it on february 3rd. ♪ >> good morning to you. it is 26 after the hour. a former teacher picking bill ayers to give the keynote speech. he will give the conference. he admitted to taking part in the bombing of the pentagon in the 70's. >> his wife says a new report coming out of that country claims her husband has been released but that is not true. the pastor has been locked up since september for his christian beliefs. his trial started yesterday. ainsley? >> the celebration is now over it is time for the president to get to work. compared to other two term presidents where does president obama stand at the start of his second term? our presidential historian is here. >> good to sea you. let's talk about unemployment. where does he stand in 2009 compared to now. >> he started at 7.8 percent which is where we are

address.mr.obama's worsttermalot of evidence of the peril to the planet. record-breaking heat waves, forest fires, disappearing polar ice in a court with the prediction of the climate scientists. the effects were happening faster and more severely than predicted. you do not have to believe the scientists while reasserting american global energy leadership. even balancing the budget will be easier with this initiative. congress and the administration should begin conversation about a broad-based carbon tax. this would give the right signals on energy sources and use. it could raise money to reduce the deficit, restore our infrastructure, speed and finance conservation. there are a number of other commonsense steps that would make progress on carbon pollution and energy conservation goals more significant. the epa should stop dragging its feet permitting old coal plants to continue to spew forth toxic waste, harming the environment and the health of our citizens. it is past time the clean air act reinforced. make sure there are proper safeguards for the cracking technology. make sure

minutes. >>> following the festivities, a new day in washington.presidentobamastartinganewtermwitha new congress in place. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live in washington d.c. trace tracie, a busy first if you years. what's first on the agenda? >> reporter: the president laid out a number of things in his inauguration speech that he wants to deal with. a broad agenda. he talked about immigration reform, gay rights, climate change. the first big thing on the agenda and he mentioned this is the financial situation of this country. the debt and deficit. starting tomorrow the house is going to deal with this. a vote coming up about the debt ceiling. in other words, they want to raise the debt cerealing ingce. they say that democrats are going to have to in the senate pass a budget or they won't get paid. it's part of the vote coming up. senate democrats being pressured to deal with the budget in a comprehensive way and not two months at a time although this measure they are voting on for the debt ceiling raising the debt ceiling would really only last until spring.

presidentobama's secondterm, iscongressman steve cohen. welcome to "the war room"." >> thank you good to be with you. >> michael: do you think they would or could pass this bill. >> whether they would is doubtful but it's an important bill because we have gridlock and the reason for that is too many districts are concerned about the primary and the far right and far left and they don't have to work with the whole community or the center, because of the partisan redistricting which we have in most states are drawn up just to suit their people or make them overwhelmingly ohio. ohio went for the president. ohio went to sherrod brown but yet 12 of the 16 districts drawn up by the ohio legislature were republican. that's not right. it does not reflect the will of the people. it reflects the lines they've drawn. it makes it that those the republicans don't have to work with the center or with president obama at all. the agenda he set out which is an encouraging agenda concerning climate change and women having fair bay and gays having civil rights and other issues that he brought up the oth

presidentobamawouldgo big in hissecondterm, heanswered that in this address, laying out an ambitious second-term agenda from tax reform, to immigration overhaul, preserving the social safety net, to reducing gun violence. and he promised progress on climate change. >> we will respond to the threat of climate change, snowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. >> yesterday, leaving the inaugural platform on the west front, the president waxed nostalgic. >> i want to take a look one more time. i'm not going to get to see this again. >> now, great britain has royal weddings, but this was a uniquely american ritual, with all its pageantry, a time when the city seems full of former presidents, when hollywood descends, every once in a while this happens, on the potomac. music's first couple, that's beyonce and jay-z watched him take the earth. and president carter started another transition 36 years, getting out of the presidential car and walking along the parade route. it was warmer this time than it was four years ago, so the president and the fir

obama's secondterminauguration.in an address many saw as a blueprint for a more progressive second term domestic agenda than his first, obama vowed to continue to fight to seek equality for the rights of women and of payment and lesbians. >> our journey is not complete until our wives, mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. [applause] our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> in making those comments, obama became the first u.s. president ever to use the word "gay" in an inaugural address. he also give a nod to voting rights, immigration reform and his recent push for gun control. >> our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. [applause] our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see america as the land of opportunity. until bright young students and engineers are

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term. mrs.obamaisnow working on an expanded agenda for her next four years. >> one of her advisers told me they're having about eight meetings about all of this, over a series of weeks. >> reporter: and she has become a fashion icon. today, donning a coat by relatively unknown designer thom browne compared with a j crew belt. high fashion with middle america accessible. >> she is someone who is much more connected to, i think, sort of the general sense of what's fashionable, what's trendy, what's interesting. what's modern. instead of trying to be this sort of creature of washington. >> reporter: but today she has embraced the city where she and her family will live for the next four years. now sasha and malia are at this point 11 and 14. that means dating, college applications and all of the challenges for families that go along with those teenage years. brian. >> and they get to grow up four more years in that house with everybody watching. kristen welker, white house correspondent, with us tonight. kristen, thanks. we'll take another break. we're back in a moment with more of ou

. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the first working day ofpresidentobama's secondterm began with an inter-faith prayer service at washington's national cathedral. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, what's ahead for the next four years? we explore the vision and the agenda laid out in the president's inaugural address. >> brown: then, from tel aviv, margaret warner reports on the israeli elections, as prime minister benjamin netanyahu's party was on track to stay in power by a narrow margin. netanyahu tries to put together, it's sure to include new faces and new agendas that will influence the country. >> ifill: we examine a new study on concussions, showing the impact of hard hits on the brains of living but retired n.f.l. players. >> i go through stages where i think how come i can't remember that and i always wondered are these age-related or are they conclusion related?

. >> the latest on the offensive against rebels in northern mali as the situation worsens forrefugees.obamaparttwo. he starts his second term with easy steps. >> welcome back. you can see systems across the whole of europe. we're seeing further snowe in many areas. it is the same situation on road and rail transport. we are expecting further snow in the forecast. it does pick up on heavy snow across the caribbean peninsula. there could be some real problems. we have a lot of snow and then will continue for the next few days. it is cold across scandinavia. minus 7 degrees in stockholm. we have brisk winds in algeria. 11 degrees in algiers. seasonal rains pushing it across africa. v. >> welcome back. israel's prime minister has cast his ballot as polls open for parliamentary elections. he is a favorite to win another term in office but he will meet to form a coalition. this video shows a town which is close to a military base. japan's central bank has taken a bold step to kickstart the economy and taken on a commitment to buy assets. a japanese delegation has arrived in china to try to repair ta

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. >> susie: the white house sayspresidentobamawon't"stand in the way" of the short-term increase in the debt ceiling that's been proposed by house republicans. the move to extend the nation's borrowing limit for three months is set to come to a vote tomorrow. and that news has reassured markets that the risk is fading that the u.s. will default on its debt for the first time in its history. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner said republicans were willing to suspend the debt ceiling for three months. sending democrats to act. >> it has been nearly four years since the senate has done a budget. most americans believe you don't do your job, you shouldn't get paid. that's the basis. no budget; no pay. it is time for the senate to act. >> reporter: the white house called the move by house republicans "significant," though the administration still argues a short-term extension of borrowing authority does not go far enough. >> what we support is a long- term raising of the debt ceiling so that we don't have any doubt or uncertainty for businesses or the global

too. >> i know it. >> on m.l.k. day. >>>presidentobamabeginshissecondterm, andcongress has another big vote to cast. >> dangerous conditions leave a surfer stranded on seal island, why he had to do -- what he had to do in order to be rescued. >>> we're one day closer to the super bowl, the niners are going but the big question is are you? can you afford it? we'll show you the numbers when we return on cbs 5. >> we want to know what would you be willing to give up in order to get tickets to see the niners play in the super bowl in a couple weeks? you can e-mail us your answers. we'll share them later in the show. and san francisco 49ers >>> president obama begins his first day of his second term, republicans offer to compromise. >>> 49'ers fans show spirit as the team gets ready for the big game. >>> enjoy the last day of sunshine. we've got the big time changes coming our way, maybe some rain. we'll talk about it coming up. >>> we've got a lot of overnight road work, including the dumbarton bridge. >>> it's tuesday, january 22. i'm mi

or in public opinion,andobamaiscoming back and making the case for it, where in thefirsttermalot of it is about making awe compromised case in order to get it through the legislative process initially. >> it's almost more of a quota than a forward. >> yeah. just real quick on one point, and you talk about it in terms of policy, but you are missing two very key things that conservatives keyed in on that goes to the underlying fill ones si of that policy. one of which you stated at the beginning of the show, which was a renewed faith in the power of government, and the president said in his speech individual freedoms require collective action. that combination for conservatives speaks to an enhanced and greater role of government in our businesses, in our lives in a way that we have not seen heretofore, which will drive those policies, and that's going to be the nub of the argument going forward on economic issues, on social issues, and a host of other issues coming down the pike. >> i think what makes this a very progressive speech, a liberal speech, is not whether it compares to

at a question of tone. we're looking at kind of howfarobamaisgoing to gointermsofthe part san question, and it's really a speech that you make for history as much as for all of those happy people on the mall. >> i have to say, as we look at the platform there, that's quite an elaborate construction by the way, just in case you're wondering. it's 10,000 square feet. ta takes three months to build and they have to do it every four years so we in washington have been able to watch all of this construction going on. i saw on our went you have an interview with the architect who said this is the only thing he is thinking about during the entire -- what can go wrong. we're thinking about pomp and history and circumstance and he is thinking what happens if the lights go out. now we look at the second lady of the united states, dr. jill biden on her way to the podium as well. >> richard, what do you think about the second speeches as opposed to the first, speaking to an audience that knows you already. >> the greatest inaugural address in history is the second inaugural address which is lincol

of anewtermforthe 44th president of the united states. >> i barackhusseinobama, dosolemnly swear. >> declaring his journey incomplete, the president lays out a bold second term agenda and calls a nation to action to work together. >> you and i as citizens have the obligation to shape the debates of our time. not only with the votes we cast but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideas. >>> also tonight, everything our cameras witnessed along the way. the pageantry, the spectacular scene here in washington. and a family caught in the act of being themselves. our special coverage, "nightly news" begins now. >>> the second inauguration of barack obama. this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. reporting tonight from washington. >> and good evening from capitol hill, where president barack

death suit against the city of north chicago and some of the police officers.presidentobama's secondterm is well underway but he still has a few inaugural-related events today. this morning, the president and first lady michelle obama attended the post-inaugural prayer service at the national cathedral in washington. vice president joe biden and wife, doctor jill biden, also attended the prayer service. it included prayers, readings, blessings and hymns delivered by religious leaders from across the country. the tradition dates back to president george washington. tonight, the obamas and the bidens will attend another party. the staff inaugural ball. which will be held at the convention center in washington. inauguration balls last night features a star-studded cast with plenty of glitz and glamour. >> [music] jennifer hudson had the honor of singing for the president and first lady's first dance of the night. mister and mrs. obama danced at the commander in chief's ball, to al green's "let's stay together." alicia keys also performed, and changed her hit song, "girl on fire" to "ob

ten balls. >> now that the parties are over the work on presidentobama's secondtermbegins.susan mcginnis with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. yes, item number one is the debt limit. we learned on monday that the house will vote tomorrow on raising the debt ceiling for a period of three months, and the republicans have made a big concession. they had their dance and took a moment to savor the scene. now it's time to get back to work. in his inaugural speech, the president called on both parties not to let politics get in the way of governing. >> we must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. we must act knowing that today's victories will be only partial. >> reporter: so republicans are offering a compromise on the debt ceiling. house gop members are backing off a requirement to cut $1 of spending for every dollar the debt ceiling has raised. it's a move the president has demanded. >> i do believe it is a recognition of political reality. i think we realize the president won the election. >> reporter: but republicans on

, dayone,termtwo.it all adds up to an emboldenedbarackobama. forthe president and congress, it is back to business after president obama started his second term with an unapologetic and undaunted opening salvo. >> we have always understood that when times change, so must we. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. we will respond to the threat of climate change. knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid and social security, these things do not sap our initiative. they strengthen us. they do not make us a nation of takers. they free us to take the risks that make this country great. >> the "wall street journal" saying that president obama vows aggressive agendas and the speech signaling a president set to fight over this new to-do list. the "new york times" offering this, saying obama offers liberal vision. we must act. >> i think he has finally decided, obviously, he's a free man electorally. he's no

we have a newpresidentobamathanthe one we had in thefirstterm. thatwill be positive, and that's what we're rooting for here. if he doesn't then we're going to have a really interesting question and i would love to see your reaction then as well. thank you for joining us on "the young turks." we really appreciate it. >> thanks for having me on. on your show. >> cenk: when we come back, tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of roe v. wade. we're going to talk to one of the last abortion doctors in the state of mississippi. >> doctors who perform abortions in mississippi must be board certified obgyn and also have privileges at local hospital to admit patients if necessary. the pomp, the circumstance the insight and analysis. current tv presents the presidential inauguration plus insight into obama's second term. only on current tv. the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. >> cenk: welcome back to "the young turks." tomorrow will be the 40th anniversary of roe v. wade. what has happened to the american people? they have become accus

and promising open ended qe starting next year. >>>presidentobamalaysout a vision for hissecondterminhis innagul address. >>> and this is the face of the new mr. euro. earlier, we had a nine to one ratio of decliner toes advancers.inaugural. earlier, we had a nine to one ratio of decliner toes advancers. the ftse down by about .3%. public borrowing has inched up year on year in december. not too much of a reaction there to those figures, however. >>> now let's take a look at the bond space. look for further fallout as we take a look at those figures and other news. we're going to get the german zew index out shortly. the ten-year bund yield is rising to 1.6%. trade has been mixed across the bond space this morning. we're seeing italy roughly unchanged at 4.23%. spain was about 5.2% earlier and has backed up quite a bit since being under 5% a week or two back. 10-year gilt is coming in and you can tell investors aren't too bothered by net credit fell inching up slightly year on year. recapping one of our top stories today, the bank of japan delivered pretty much what markets were looking

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